A CHILLY RIDE Dr. Václav Vojtěch Trophy

A CHILLY RIDE
D r . V á c l a v V o j těc h T ro ph y
A unique race of teams made up of a musher with a dog sled and a skier.
The 23rd Year
21 – 24 February 2013
The race is inspired by the long trails through arctic
wastes, during which the musher carries everything he
needs with him. The race is organized in memory of Czech
polar explorer Dr. Václav Vojtěch, a member of Admiral
Byrd’s expedition, who later died in a tragic accident.
Regulations of the race
Organizer:
SK Krakonoš Vrchlabí
e-mail: [email protected]
Race director:
Radek Havrda
Vlčice 116
541 01 Trutnov
phone: +420 777 290 390
e-mail: [email protected]
Route commissar:
Michal Čepek
Rudník 33
543 72 Rudník
phone: +420 737 225 423
Timekeeper:
Mgr. Karel Vlček
Podhradí 30
Bakov nad Jizerou
phone: +420 724 147 775
Press officer:
Slavomír Pulpán
Dukelská 1317
543 01 Vrchlabí
phone: +420 777 261 554
Term:
21 – 24 February 2013
Cancellation date:
18 February 2013
Registration:
21 February 2013 until 4 p.m.
Srub Krnap (Krnap Log Cabin), Dolní Dvůr-Rudolfov parking place
Hand in applications by:
18 February 2013
Categories:
No categories specified, a team is made up of 8 – 10 dogs, a musher and a skier, who can be tied to
the sled or run on his/her own, but cannot do skijöring.
Starting fee:
CZK 2 000 per team (CZK 2 500 when handing an application after the term)
Starting fee is paid at the registration.
Veterinary conditions:
Vaccination cards of all dogs with valid vaccination against the rabies, distemper and parvovirosis
will be submitted by each entrant at the registration.
The veterinary take-over will take place before the start of the race: 2 – 4 p.m.
Bivouac:
From the start of leg 2 to the finish of leg 4 the course of the race will take place in the open - meals,
gathering around the fire etc. Hot tea, soup, steak or grilled sausages will at least be provided for
entrants at the bivouac. Beer, mead and mulled wine can be bought. Straw for bedding and warm
water will be available for dogs.
Cleaning:
It is necessary to clear away dog waste on a continuous basis and also take all the other waste to a
place designated by the organizer.
Musher Meeting:
Always 1 hour before the leg start.
Course of the race:
Leg 1, Night Prolog – Thursday 21 February 2013, start at 5:30 p.m. at Dolní Dvůr-Rudolfov
parking place, finish - Dolní Dvůr-Rudolfov parking place, distance of approx. 10 to 25 km
Route: Tetřeví silnice (Grouse road) depending on snow conditions. (after the leg finish – shuttle
transport provided to a hall in Horní Lánov where entrants can stay the night)
Leg 2 – Friday 22 February 2013, start at 10 a.m. from the slowest team in the night prolog onward
- Dolní Dvůr parking place - Rudolfov, finish - Log cabin Na Brodu, distance of approx. 45 km
Route: Dolní Dvůr-Rudolfov parking place - Hanapetrova paseka (Hanapetr clearing) - Hayloft - Husí
cesta (Goose path) – Liščí cesta (Fox path) –Tetřeví boudy (Grouse huts) – Mír – Lučiny – saddle below
Kolínská bouda (Kolínská cabin) – nad Zrcadla (above the Mirrors) - Pardubické Boudy (Pardubice
Cabins) - Krausovy Boudy (Kraus Cabins)– Valšovky – Thamovy boudy (Tham Cabins) - Javoří důl
vodojem (Javoří mine, water tank) – Lučiny – Mír – Tetřeví boudy (Grouse huts) – Rejdiště - Log cabin Na
Brodu Bivouac
Leg 3 – Saturday 23 February 2013, start at 10 a.m. from the slowest team on - log cabin Na Brodu,
start, finish - log cabin Na Brodu, distance of approx. 55 km
Route: Log cabin Na Brodu (over the quarry at Horní Lánov) – Tetřeví boudy (Grouse huts) – Liščí
cesta (Fox path) – Husí cesta (Goose path) – Klecanda – Frizovy boudy (Friz Cabins) - Buffet at the
crossing – Klínové boudy (Klínové huts)– Struhadla - Buffet at the crossing – Liščí cesta (Fox path)–
Tetřeví boudy (Grouse huts) – Rejdiště– Log cabin Na Brodu Bivouac
Leg 4 – Sunday 24 February 2013, start in the order from the slowest team on at 9 a.m. - log cabin
Na Brodu, finish - Dolní Dvůr – Rudolfov parking place, distance of approx. 40 km
Route: log cabin Na Brodu – Liščí cesta (Fox path) – Husí cesta (Goose path) – Klecanda – Hayloft –
Husí cesta (Goose path) – Liščí cesta (Fox path)– Tetřeví boudy (Grouse huts) - Tetřeví silnice (Grouse
road)- Dolní Dvůr-Rudolfov parking place
!! The organizer is authorized to change the route depending on current snow and weather
conditions – to be specified before the start of individual legs
Finishing of the race:
24 February 2013 early in the evening at the pub in Horní Lánov.
Prizes will be presented to the present competitors, those not attending will only be sent diplomas.
Required equipment:
 food for dogs for three days - at the start of leg 2
 food for a musher and skier for three days - except for leg 3
 tent - except for leg 3
 auxiliary cord for e.g. tying a stake out to a tree
 sleeping bag for up to -20°C-, 2pcs, for musher and skier,
 snow shovel
 two headlamps + spare batteries and bulbs for headlamps per team
 necessary amount of food + snack for dogs
 approx. 4000 kcal value of food for the musher and skier
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4 shoes for a dog
stake out or steel cords including collar clips
a box of matches / lighter
knife
first-aid kit
Sled:
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frame brake
mat
anchor, 2 pcs
bag for sled
Note:
25 teams at the most can take part in the race, and the organizer reserves the right of choice in the
case of a larger number of entrants. The organizer will refund the full starting fee to those not
admitted to the race.
Rules and particulars:
 Musher, his train and a skier form one team, they start together and their finish time is the point
when the last team member passes the tape,
 The team members may only use the food and dog food, material and things needed for
bivouacking of their own, brought on the sled or assigned by the organizer; this regulation applies
from the start on Friday to passing the finish line on Sunday,
 in the course of the race the team may only sleep in its own tent in an allocated area,
 dogs spend the nights at stake-outs or steel cords with collar clips, that may only be tied to a tree
with a rope loop in the way to prevent the loop from damaging the tree through its movement,
before and after the race in the container boxes,
 the train during the prolog must at least include 8 dogs,
 a dog carried on the sled during the race may continue in the train,
 a dog withdrawn from the race by a vet or by the musher’s decision, continues to be taken care of
by the team or its escort and may not continue in the next legs, the organizer will allow for the
musher to transport the dog for care by the escort,
 the team must reach the finish with a train of seven dogs at least,
 the veterinarian will continuously check the dogs’ state of health during the race,
 prohibition of dogs freely running around during as well as outside the race,
 everything that the team carries with them upward must also take back to the finish, which also
includes waste (except for dog fouling) which has to be taken to the finish and placed in an area
allocated by the organizer,
 only water and items supplied by organizers may be replenished,
 at the bivouac near the log cabin ´Na Brodu´ entrants may leave an empty tent, a dog stake out or
possibly items specified by the organizers before the third leg start, the required
equipment/supplies shall be carried by the team – observance will be checked,
 throughout the course of the race entrants are obliged to follow instructions given by the
organizers, KRNAP and Mountain Rescue Services and observe the rules of conduct and
movement as specified by the KRNAP visitor code,
 the organizer is authorized, based on discussion and agreement, to modify the rules depending on
current conditions, grant exemptions or disqualify a team; any change to the rules shall be
publicised,
 a competitor who was disqualified or not admitted to the Chilly Ride race may not move around
the route or the KRNAP area (in which case a penalty by the KRNAP Administration is very likely
to be imposed) without prior consultation with the race organizers,
 this is an extreme race and all competitors will compete at their own risk.
Vlčice, 24 December 2012
Radek Havrda and organizers
I am aware of the race regulations, understand their meaning and undertake to observe the
individual rules and I am also aware of consequences resulting from the failure to observe
them:
Musher:
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Skier:
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Signature: